Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Bombardiers de la Marine



Thanks to Thomsomfeld. Don't think this unit served in the Americas but it's interesting nonetheless.

1 comment:

  1. Indeed they served... not a lot, but there was a colonial company of 108 men in Quebec during the FIW, and I seem to remember there was another in Louisbourg.
    I'm sur you should be pleased to know it even exists a reenacting company of them :

    http://www.ccbq.net/

    Cheers

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